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Companies regularly contact me to write reviews and give away their products.  I, in turn, regularly turn down anything I don't feel will benefit our homeschool.  It's that simple.  I will never review or give away anything we have not used and enjoyed in our home.  

I am so proud to be  a Tommy Nelson Mommy!  The products I receive from Tommy Nelson are always of the highest quality and I recommend them without reservation to you.  It's a huge world of resources for children out there, and I hope to provide you with reviews of some of the best!  

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More Middle Grades Fiction ~ Win a Copy of SWIPE

My 10 year old daughter has been enjoying the latest review from Thomas Nelson publishing.  

This was something very different from what she normally reads.  I liken it to the Left Behind series for adults.   After she read the book we talked about it and she said it was "disturbing, but not in a scary way - in a good way".  When I asked her to elaborate she simply said, "I loved it because it was such a thriller!... How come I have to wait until the fall for the next one to come out?"

Apocalyptic dystopian fiction at its best. Angler’s sharp wit and dexterity with political themes are matched only by the thrilling suspense on every page. 

—Lis Wiehl, New York Times bestselling author and FOX News correspondent

I love that Thomas Nelson is offering CHRISTIAN fiction for middle grades children.  Finding good reading material for this age isn't always easy, and I'm thankful for these books we are getting because I am a Tommy Nelson Mommy.


Watch the trailer here:

Preview the book here:

If you'd like to win a copy of this book, please leave me a comment answering this question:

Do you assign your middle grades student "required reading" in the summer, or do you let them read just for fun?   I'm curious, because I'm on the fence for this summer.

This giveaway will be open until Sunday, May 27th at midnight.

Just Like Percy Jackson - but BETTER!

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I'm blessed to have children that love to read.   Sometimes, however, this can be a challenge, because I need to make sure they are reading QUALITY literature.   

My almost 11 year old's latest read is Spirit Fighter, by Jerel Law.  It is the first in the Son of Angels series published by Thomas Nelson.   After she completed this book I asked her for her honest evaluation. Her exact words were:

  "It was just like Percy Jackson, but BETTER, because it was about being Christian."    

That's an A+ in my book.


Sometimes I feel as if we are at spiritual war each and every day of our lives, and it was wonderful to find books (in addition to the Bible!)  that equip my child to handle a war against her faith.  


From the publisher:

Jonah Stone has always thought of himself as average, but in seventh grade he learns a fascinating family secret, and his world turns upside down.  Jonah's mom is nephilim, the daughter of a human and a fallen angel, which makes Jonah one-quarter angel.  When his mom is kidnapped by fallen angels, it's up to Jonah and his sister Eliza to rescue her.  Guided by prayer and a guardian angel, Jonah and Eliza embark on an epic adventure through the streets of New York and come to understand that God plans in ways they never could have imagined.

The story is based on scripture in the book of Genesis.  

                                                      

To learn more about the book you can also watch the video trailer. 

We always look forward to our monthly package from Tommy Nelson with books for review.   This one was a KEEPER.  My daughter has already asked me to order the rest of them in the series (when they are released!).

What is your middle grades child reading these days?  Do you have any good recommendations for me?

If you'd like to have a copy of this book for your own child(ren), just leave me a comment telling me your child's favorite type of literature! 

 This giveaway will be open until Sunday, May 6 at midnight.